CALIFORNIA
Daily Bulletin
By Tracy Manzer, Staff Writers
gvtribune.com
Posted: 01/26/2013
It’s been more than 10 years since the Catholic Church faced the pinnacle of its sex abuse scandal, one which many refer to as the church’s greatest crisis since the Reformation.
In this last decade, church leaders and members say, they have had to come to terms with feelings of anger, confusion and shame over the dark history of child molestation and the cover-up.
But they take comfort, they say, in the knowledge their church is not the same organization it once was. There has been not only a change in policy, but a change in culture.
“When you look at our past and compare where we are today you see a progression, you see a different response to these issues, and you see, I think, a completely different church,” said Tod Tamberg, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
One outgrowth of that change is an overhaul of how Los Angeles churches treat reports of abuse, including new extensive education for clergy, parishioners and children. There are also background checks and training for those connected with a church who may come into regular contact with children.
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